Guangning County

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County in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Guangning 广宁县 Kwongning
County
Location of the county in Zhaoqing and Guangdong
Guangning Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°03′N 112°27′E / 23.050°N 112.450°E / 23.050; 112.450
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Zhaoqing
Area
• County	2,380 km2 (920 sq mi)
Population
• County	408,112
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Urban	164,249
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	526300
Website	www.gdgn.gov.cn

Guangning
Simplified Chinese	广宁
Traditional Chinese	廣寧
Jyutping	Gwong2-ning4
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngníng
Postal	Kwongning
Literal meaning	Widely Pacified
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngníng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gwong2-ning4

Guangning County, alternately romanized as Kwongning County,^[a] is a county in western Guangdong, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. Guangning County has an area of 2,380 square kilometers (920 sq mi), with a population of 408,112 (2020 census).^[2]

The Explanation of County Names^{[clarification needed]} states that the name of Guangning County—literally "widely" or "broadly pacified"—is a reference to the defeat of a large mob of bandits by the central government in 1559, shortly before the founding of the county.

Guangning County was founded on October 30, 1559, under the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming.^{[citation needed]} It has formed part of Zhaoqing since at least the Qing.^[1]

Lying in the valley of Sui River, Guangning has been developing along the riversides. Surrounded by green hills and mountains, Guangning is considered as a pearl in a greenery cradle. Average temperature in January is 12.4 °C (54.3 °F), in July is 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), with an annual precipitation of 1,717 mm (67.6 in).

The town of Nanjie is the centre of administration in this county. There are 16 other towns in Guangning. They are:

• Defunct: Shijian Town, Lianhe Town

Tantalum, Niobium, Gold, Jade, Porcelain clay, granite etc.

Guangning is considered as the Hometown of Bamboo, since it has 108-million-acre (440,000 km²) of land built with various kinds of bamboos, and the annual production of it has reached 250 thousand tons.

Main plants includes rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts, Sugarcane, Teas, Mulberry

Woods processing, Chemistry, Sugar, Porcelain, Ink, Plastic, Paper-making, Bamboo-based arts.

In the year of 2002, the GDP of Guangning reached RMB 3.48 billion dollars.

Roads are accessible to cities including Zhouqing, Shenzhen, Zhuhai. Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province, is currently 2.5 hours away by bus. But with the highway and railways under construction now, by 2010, the time can be shortened to one hour.

To capitalize its natural resources, Guangning has developed eco-tourism attractions, including The Sea of Bamboo, The Emerald Lake, where you can immerse yourself in the greenery forest of bamboo, roll a boat on the greenery lake, have a sip of bamboo tea, while also taste the delicious local cuisine.

The local tourism has been developing prosperously in the last few years, bringing in tourists from home and abroad.

Jade Teas, bamboo and bamboo-made products, such as bamboo charcoal cloth, bamboo charcoal pillow case etc., which proved to be environmental-friendly products.

• Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780415243971, reprinted 2000.